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NERIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One species: oleander

Synonyms:

genus Nerium; Nerium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Nerium" is a kind of...):

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "Nerium"):

Nerium oleander; oleander; rose bay (an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions)

Holonyms ("Nerium" is a member of...):

Apocynaceae; dogbane family; family Apocynaceae (chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs)

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